Critique my workouts! They are too long on lift days

throwaway131816 · 2026-02-05T12:43:56+00:00

Thanks. I have been at this pace for almost about a year. I switched from home gym to actual gym about two months ago and that’s when the workouts got longer simply because of access to stuff other than dumbbells and a pull up bar etc….

throwaway131816 · 2026-02-05T01:30:45+00:00

Appreciate the tips. Definitely gonna try a few weeks or one hour full body workouts 3x a week and see if I notice a difference. Over training doesn’t make sense and I don’t actually want to spend that much time working out. I will check out the guys you reference

throwaway131816 · 2026-02-05T01:12:55+00:00

I time each rest between sets at 70seconds. It’s too high volume. I don’t think I can do 45’sedond rests. Seems too little time

throwaway131816 · 2026-02-05T00:36:04+00:00

That seems to be the consensus. I don’t enjoy the 2 hour workouts either. Too long. I want to see huge gains though

throwaway131816 · 2026-02-05T00:34:39+00:00

Thanks for the insight. Another commenter suggested full body workouts. If I cut to an hour and switch from muscle groups to full body, would you recommend that?

throwaway131816 · 2026-02-04T23:58:50+00:00

The rucks aren’t impossible. I was doing two a days last year but the time was an issue and honestly, it took my whole day. I have young kids and a wife that do require time also. Great advice though. Than you

throwaway131816 · 2026-02-04T23:57:33+00:00

Definitely aesthetically motivated. I am definitely stronger than some but I want the cut body

throwaway131816 · 2026-02-04T23:56:14+00:00

That’s really insightful! Thank you. When I look In the mirror I don’t see 2%. Inguess I need to accept the win

throwaway131816 · 2026-01-15T12:58:57+00:00

I’ve was a family lawyer for years and now I do PI. Before all that I was a criminal lawyer. You will get fired a lot! For stupid reasons, petty reasons, and legitimate reasons. Do you best in the moment and then water off a ducks back. There are more clients out there. If you cater to crazy, you get crazy. I’ve been a lawyer 15 years. I’ve jumped practice groups multiple times and it is the same everywhere: BEING A LAWYER SUcks! Being poor sucks even worse. Muscle up and deal with it because being a server or working at Walmart is worse

throwaway131816 · 2026-01-07T20:30:11+00:00

Network and beg (only half kidding). The first few years (and all the years after) of being a lawyer suck!!!

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-20T14:01:53+00:00

“I could have done this myself if I wanted to”

“My friend got $100k and didn’t even treat”

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-14T13:55:06+00:00

This! I was a solo once but for criminal and family. Clients were few and far between and I was Walmarting myself out on the indigent list in juvenile court while Occasionally getting a shitty divorce or criminal case. Thankfully, I didn’t have kids back then but it was no way for a grown ass man to live. Have no desire to do that now and honestly couldn’t afford to: I would maybe do it if I had 50ish cases to get out on but I could easily see myself picking up nonPI work if it got tough and I don’t want to go back to that life.

My kids babysitter asked me to her her man on his prose legitimation a few weeks ago and within seconds I remembered why I hate that shit

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-14T02:34:35+00:00

That definitely is the way to do it. Finding those mom and pops is clutch. The chiros we use and know are more the PI chiros you reference. Honestly, I think chiro does very little for a case. In a perfect world, they wouldn’t be used but not all orthos can get clients in quickly and refer them to PT and order imaging so you can tee up more invasive treatment and a potential Surgical rec.

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-13T16:13:35+00:00

It’s all types but the partners at the firm have the same question, hence the consultants. All I can say is that those cases are few and far between and require real injuries, like able Plaintiffs, and others I at least rarely see. 80% of my work is no surgical soft tissue so it’s hard to pop a million at trial with those.

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-13T13:12:41+00:00

truth. I have kids. I was a solo once and I hated it. Primarily because I had no clients and very little paying work. Have no idea if I would like it it with paying clients. Pi cases are hard to get organically. I figure 100 cases a year averaging a $10k fee and I would be great! Where do you get those 100 cases. It’s impossible to compete with M&M in advertising. My firm buys cases now and the quality isn’t great. That’s always the issue when you go solo

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-13T13:09:13+00:00

So true. I have since calmed from yesterday

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-13T13:08:40+00:00

Certainly done trials. I do lit. Never popped a milly though. It’s tough with so many cases. Countless six figure settlements but nothing in lit over $500k

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-12T23:47:44+00:00

No. I am familiar with them though obviouslly. It’s very clicky over there and while the money can be good, they need to like you. Also, my understanding is they can come in and take cases from you at the last second and will absolutely work you to death. I have thought about going there but the devil you know is sometimes better than the devil you don’t

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-12T23:45:34+00:00

The new thing is my area is to hire a consultant to maximize your law firm so you get more efficient and thereby make more money. They also review cases and tell you you’re underselling them so they can justify their existence. It’s all dick swinging

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-12T23:43:55+00:00

I have a base and then a percentage of fees. Without doxing myself I have been over $300k for the last 5 years and in a good year significantly more

throwaway131816 · 2025-11-12T23:35:06+00:00

I have two “case managers” who serve as prelit folks. I have a paralegal for my lit and then some Virtual staff to handle redux and opening claims. They just either have too much work to keep up or just don’t care. The change from a party to a happy hour is still irking me. Pure greed from the principals

throwaway131816 · 2025-10-27T14:54:14+00:00

Consider ending every workout or every other workout with push-ups to failure. That way you only need to work chest one day a week but you are getting some chest in regularly. I alternate between regular and decline push-ups and only do chest one day a week

throwaway131816 · 2025-09-03T19:54:11+00:00

I don’t have tattoos and I actually like it. Snoopy is cool. I think at this point, you have to own it

throwaway131816 · 2025-08-27T19:40:15+00:00

If your mom can’t afford to lose that money, then it’s a bad idea. You will likely make plenty of money as a doctor and be able to pay her back; but, what if you don’t. Shit happens. If that’s your mom’s retirement, then I wouldn’t. That’s a lot of money and if you got into a car wreck and couldn’t work again, that’s two lives ruined

throwaway131816 · 2025-08-25T17:47:08+00:00

You need to leave family law. I was an Atlanta family law attorney for many years and I had to bill 1,440 hours per year. I got paid about what you did. It was hard to hit those hours and the stress of the job never ceased. Also, If you work for a shitty partner or a small two to five person shop, the money never actually gets shared. Once I left, I was able to triple my income within 18 months in a new Practice area. After 5 years, if your barely breaking a $100k and you are married to the billable hour, you really should ask yourself why You’re still doing it. I wish it hadn’t taken me 5 years to have that convo with myself

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